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Belgium bank robber dead

2009 Reader Submission
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Darwin says, "Accepted into the Archive. Double Darwin!"


ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

In Belgium, Dinant, two bank robbers tried to "open" an ATM with dynamite. They destroyed the building, and got buried under the debris. One of the bank robbers died, the other one is being recovered from the debris. The ATM is however in good shape, according to mayor Richard Fournaux from Dinant.

http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/989/Binnenland/article/detail/1003524/2009/09/26/Gangsters-blazen-zichzelf-op-in-Dinant.dhtml

http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/2089827/bankovervallers-bedolven.html

Submitted on 09/26/2009

Submitted by: Roger
Reference: 2009-09-26

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Shadow said:
Maybe Toss: Other
Babel Fish doesn't have a Belgian to English, and I couldn't find a free site that does so. I would want to be able to read the articles to read them to decide a vote.


James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
I will let Darwin consider this one. Working against it is a sparse write-up and no way to translate it; working FOR it, however, is the cartooniness of the ATM surviving the blast that destroyed everything else!


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
I vote to give this one a chance.


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